PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Sherls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sherls
vs
Jones

184 cm
22
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Sherls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jones forces Sherls back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Jones.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sherls misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Sherls.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Sherls in a clinch.

Jones pulls Sherls into guard.
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sherls manages to get himself to full guard.
Sherls knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Sherls keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stops Sherls from standing up.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Sherls is working away.
Sherls pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sherls avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Sherls defends it.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sherls pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sherls blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sherls knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sherls blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Sherls's leg but Sherls calmly moves out of range.
Sherls tries to clinch up

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sherls is breathing heavily.
Jones trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sherls manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sherls swinging wilding here.

Jones darts in and clinches Sherls up against the cage.
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sherls fails to land with a series of punches.
Sherls lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Mike Jones has been cut.
Sherls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Sherls wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones has Sherls pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherls trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones has control of Sherls's left arm, preventing Sherls from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sherls as he avoids it easily.
Keith Sherls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
Sherls will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sherls throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.

Jones rushes Sherls and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sherls smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Sherls swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Sherls can't break the clinch.
Sherls has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.

Sherls manages to break the clinch.

Sherls fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Sherls persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones missing with punches from the bottom.
Jones keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sherls is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.

Jones kicks Sherls off and gets to his feet.
Sherls scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sherls shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Keith Sherls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sherls throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sherls pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Sherls settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherls throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Sherls moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sherls misses with a series of wild punches.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Sherls dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Sherls thows a left - swing and a miss!

Sherls scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.

Jones pushes Sherls off and gets back to his feet.
Sherls misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones is controlling the pace.
Sherls keeping control of the position.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones prevents Sherls from standing back up.
Sherls trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones wants to take a breather but Sherls is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sherls misses with a series of wild punches.
Sherls lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sherls finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Sherls keeps the fight on the outside.
Sherls tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sherls pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sherls swinging wilding here.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sherls.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sherls checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.

Sherls shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sherls showed some decent athleticism there.
Sherls wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Jones uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Mike Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherls tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Sherls gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sherls.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones looks for a takedown but Sherls sprawls well.
Keith Sherls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Sherls sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sherls looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Sherls will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Jones scores a takedown into full mount!
Jones controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Sherls showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sherls has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Sherls!